Proarrhythmic agent

A Pro-arrhythmic agent is a chemical, drug, or food that promotes cardiac arrhythmias.

Substances

Supplements

Omega 3 fatty acids.[1]

Foods

Chocolate, Coffee, Tea

Drugs

Caffeine, cocaine, beta-adrenergic agonists

Encainide, Lorcainide

See also

References

  1. Merritt H. Raitt; William E. Connor; Cynthia Morris; Jack Kron; Blair Halperin; Sumeet S. Chugh; James McClelland; James Cook; Karen MacMurdy; Robert Swenson; Sonja L. Connor; Glenn Gerhard; Dale F. Kraemer; Daniel Oseran; Christy Marchant; David Calhoun; Reed Shnider; John McAnulty (June 15, 2005). "Fish Oil Supplementation and Risk of Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Implantable Defibrillators". JAMA. 293 (23).
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